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Category: E-Cat

Bob Greenyer, on behalf of MFMP, visited Alexander Parkhomov in Russia this last week. Parkhomov had claimed results indicating excess heat production with nickel and lithium aluminum hydride sealed in an alumina tube. Unfortunately, it appears that the attempt to repeat the previous results failed–possibly due to the reactor rupturing. Of note, Greenyer said that […] more

The MFMP is slated to begin an examination of the techniques used for testing Andrea Rossi/Industrial Heat’s latest incarnation of the “Hot Cat” reactor. Due to some concerns about the validity of the temperature measurements in the most recent third party test, they have embarked on an effort to verify or discount the measurements. According […] more

After the earlier success of producing apparent excess heating with a blend of nickel powder, lithium hydroxide, aluminum powder, and iron oxide (Fe2O3), there followed three failed attempts to repeat the results. The present experiment appears to have been successful. The fuel was modified in this experiment thanks to fellow Vortex member Jones Beene who […] more

With the previous research findings of significant excess heating for approximately 21 hours, the issue was raised of chemical reactions possibly accounting for the reaction. The attempt to repeat the results empirically ruled out the likelihood of this with no excess heating demonstrated during that run. It is possible that the chemical reaction used to […] more

As noted in the report from yesterday on our recent replication attempt, there remain some issues to be clarified before there is more certainty about the results. The following are issues I have identified with the previous study that need clarification through experimentation. 1. One end of the tube was not sealed during the calibration […] more

For a couple of months, I have been working on various combinations of reactor cells and materials in an attempt to replicate some of the concepts of Andrea Rossi’s Energy Catalyzer. There have been several failed experiments and several promising experiments. The most recent experiment was the most promising finding yet–yielding an apparent excess heating of […] more

The news on LENR has been sparse for the past year, but that will likely be changing soon with the impending release of a scientific examination of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat. Researchers at NASA have continued to take LENR seriously, and have examined the issue of utilizing LENR to power aircraft. They recently issued a report […] more

As noted here previously, it didn’t take long for critics to weigh in on the testing report of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat HT. Now some academics from Uppsala University in Sweden have weighed in with a paper published on the same site as the report by Levi et al (arXiv:1306.6364 [physics.gen-ph]). The paper is a critique of […] more

Not long after the publication of the report validating the operation of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat HT, skeptics asserted that Mr. Rossi may have concealed direct current (DC) within the alternating current (AC) supplied to the device. The report authors have updated the report with an appendix addressing this concern. All cables were checked before measurements […] more

It has been interesting reading media and reader reactions to the report issued on the testing of Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat HT (high temperature) device. A number of articles have been published on the study at places such as Forbes, Popular Science, ExtremeTech, PhysOrg, and ScienceBlogs. Of course Steven Krivit has weighed in with allegations of […] more

As promised, the report of third party testing on the Energy Catalyzer (E-Cat) has been released and available for download on e-cat.com. It will be interesting to see how many scientists view this report. On reading the report, one will find that the authors took care at every step to do calculations that underestimated the […] more

Hydro Fusion, a North European licensee of Andrea Rossi’s E-cat has issued an interesting press release. Hydro Fusion witnessed a new independent test of the high temperature ECAT prototype reactor on September 6th in Bologna. Although no full report has yet been received, early indications are that the results of the July 16th/August 7th reports […] more

Today, a report on the test conducted during the certification process for the E-Cat was released. The report includes many different measurements and provides an analysis of the energy density of the device. Nuclear engineer, Fabio Penon, conducted the test and concluded: The E-Cat energy source is not conventional. In the Ragone diagram, its energy […] more

A story over at e-catworld.com notes Rossi’s recent comments on the safety certification of the industrial 1MW e-cats. The following exchange on Rossi’s blog is noted: H. Hansson August 25th, 2012 at 4:27 AM Dear Mr. Rossi, The last several months you have been very upbeat about two issues in your comments on this website. […] more

Andrea Rossi announced on his blog today that a validation report of the E-Cat will be published in a scientific magazine on September 8, 2012. Many have been clamoring for hard data regarding Rossi’s reactors, and it looks like it may be coming soon. What is quite notable is that this is not the “coming […] more